KURT SEMMEL

LEAD INSTRUCTOR
Accomplished Baseball coach with more the twenty years of experience in guiding and mentoring athletes, facilitating their achievement of optimal performance levels and success in the sport of baseball. Proficient in assisting players in developing their existing skills while also providing instruction on new and enhanced techniques. Furthermore, I have developed a significant interest in strength and conditioning as well as the mental performance of the athletes I train.

Experience

Over the past three years, I have pursued certifications in both strength and conditioning, speed / agility and mental performance. Throughout my two-decade career, I have had the privilege of contributing to the advancement of over 100 players to the collegiate levels, with 10 of those players one being my own son reaching the professional ranks.

Experience

During my youth and teenage years, I was actively involved in both soccer and baseball.
Co- founded and served as coach for Team Tucci, which achieved victory in Cooperstown.
Co-founded and coached Gator Baseball, where every player progressed to the collegiate level, resulting in four draft selections from the program. Also achieved victory in Cooperstown.
Coach for the South Florida Bandits, over 900 players advanced to college baseball with over 100 players being drafted. Prominent players such as, DJ LeMahieu, Mark Havey, Rick Porcello have emerged from the Banit program.
Consultant for Sniper Baseball AZ
Served as a high school baseball coach St, Lukes
Player development for the Stamford Bombers

Certifications:

Strength and Conditioning Certification - International Sports Sciences Association.
Strength and Conditioning Certification – International Youth Conditioning Association.
Strength and Conditioning Certification - Driveline Baseball.
Strength and Conditioning Mentorship & Certification Overtime Athletics.
Youth Fitness Certification- International Sports Sciences Association
Speed and Agility Specialist - International Youth Conditioning Association.
Sports Mental Performance Mastery Coach Certification.

My Coaching Philosophy

“A day of triumph on the baseball field should not be assessed by the score, it is truly defined by the number of young individuals whose lives we can change.”